Shopping in India Tips

INDIA SHOPPING GUIDE

Where else in the world can you get a custom suit tailor made or a pair of shoes custom made cheaper than what you pay at a bargain store in London or New York? India is a shoppers paradise

Welcome to shopping in India. What can you buy in India? Just about everything

Leather Goods, Jewellery, Clothes, Carpets, Handicrafts, Computer Books, Eye glass frames, Silk, Spices, Musical Instruments etc

Many tourists are also using India now for cheaper cosmetic surgery.

Some people I know have even had laser eye surgery done in India at a fraction of what they would pay in USA.

So if you don’t have insurance and want your teeth clean at a fraction of the cost, and then you may consider having dental work also done when visiting India. Products or services, India may be the place to shop to get the most for your money.

TIPS FOR SHOPPING IN INDIA

LEATHER GOODS

There are two places where leather goods such as leather jackets, purses, shoes etc are available in India at ridiculously cheap prices.

Agra is not only famous for its Taj Mahal but also is the major center in India for leather shoes. In Agra you also have the option of getting custom shoes made at unheard of prices.  

Mumbai has an area called Dharavi that is also called a leather goods market by local people in Mumbai.

Here you can pick up leather jackets, purses, belts and shoes at very reasonable prices. Lots of bargaining here.

Compared to store prices abroad for similar items, you can save almost 80% but you need to bargain.

I found just about every store in this area with some kind of sign in the store saying 'fixed price' or 'no bargaining' and yet every store did negotiate the price.

This area was a slum area a few years ago but I found during my last visit to the area in May 2006 and the main shopping area in Dharavi is changing rapidly.

The slum shops are being torn down and replaced with modern shops. You can actually drive right up in your taxi to the market area.